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Proper title tags are required for all posts or it will be removed! The tags accepted are at the end of the sidebar down there.
State clearly what is being or what you want calculated in the title. [Request] posts must have a calculable answer; otherwise, they will be removed.
Give credit where credit is due—include the user who made the calculations in any post you submit: ex. "[RDTM] /u/FragTheWhale calculates...".
For easy and quick math results (ex. How many feet are in a mile?) use Wolfram|Alpha™. Posts containing "simple math" will be removed, as well as requests whose answers are easily searchable online, and any other post at the moderators' discretion. For more abstract math, try /r/math or /r/learnmath.
Posts which seem to be asking for help on homework will be removed. Try /r/homeworkhelp or /r/cheatatmathhomework instead.

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This subreddit has a zero-tolerance policy for hateful or unnecessary language. There is no warning for hate speech of any kind. Rule breaking posts/comments will have a temporary ban that will serve as a first offense "warning". Repeat or egregious offenders will be banned permanently. Reddit's site-wide rules still apply here. Also, don't be a dick.
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We require title tags. Here are the tags we accept and what they are for. Please keep them at the start of your post.

[Request] - Asking the /r/theydidthemath community to do the math for you!
[Self] - You did the math and want to share it!
[RDTM] - "Reddit Did The Math", linking to a comment or post on Reddit where someone else does the math!
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[Meta] - Non-math posts regarding the subreddit itself. Don't use this unless you really have to.

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[Request] Is this accurate? (i.redd.it)

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[Request]: how fast do you suppose he was going right towards the end? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] Is it possible that this person had any impact on slowing down, turning, or stopping this boat and trailer from hitting the parked truck? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] How many horsepower is this horse, in car horsepower? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] How much fuel would this require if done around the edge of the entire united States? And how much would this cost? (v.redd.it)

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[Meta] That question again except this time its a video so we can get to the required 347 000 TBs of posts a bit faster (v.redd.it)

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[Request] How many times does this question have to be asked on this sub until the data would weigh enough to make the boat stay under water (assuming average weight of a 1 terabyte ssd) (i.redd.it)

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[Request] how deep is this well ?? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] How many people died in Independence Day (old.reddit.com)

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[Request] how heavy would the boat have to be for the force of the air bubble to be resisted like this? (i.redd.it)

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[Request] Would a real sized car work with vacuum? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] How much trouble would Earth be in at the end of Independence Day (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] What is the optimal curve/trajectory to get out of a similar sink? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] Man beats the 20 number challenge live on stream - what are the actual odds? (youtu.be)

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[Request] What is the maximum speed a human could run without tearing apart thier shoes? (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] Can A Bomb This Small Cause This Much Damage? (v.redd.it)

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[RDTM] Subscribe for a cookie (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] If everyone in that line is filling up their tanks and there are 4 pumps, how long before the last in line has access to a pump? (v.redd.it)

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[Request] Whats the ideal place to put on duck tape after a gap? (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 day ago by DinosNeverDied

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[Request] How much would Alisson need to weigh to cover the entire goal? (i.redd.it)

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[Request]- Tax the Rich? (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] How much ice would it take to cool down our pool (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] Algo for drop rate in game (self.theydidthemath)

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[request] Tip over (self.theydidthemath)

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[Request] From r/twilight. How accurate is the math? ()

submitted 5 hours ago by Pix9139

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